tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58405797628307864172024-02-08T00:21:50.836+00:00Life of ZippyKeep up-to-date with the life of everyone's favourite rainbow character.Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-85676254012138829192008-03-17T15:29:00.003+00:002008-11-13T03:05:18.029+00:00I'm backWell kids, I've not blogged for a while, but I'm back!I've been really busy at work, working on sites for Cable and Wireless, D-Link and Cadbury's. Why not take a look at what I've been helping with over 2007.So a quick catch up, since I last blogged, I've been up to all sorts......In December, I spent a week in Geneva with Nicole and Sam, it was very cold and snowy, but I got plenty of cuddles Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-83660186215861991702007-11-06T12:08:00.001+00:002007-11-06T14:17:33.336+00:00Norfolk and Keira KSo I've jut got back from Norfolk with my good friend Mat and his wifey Gemma. We spent a lot of time walking around on the beach and eating and drinking in the masses of pubs around there. I sampled the local real ale, and really liked Nelson's Revenge!Then we went to Holkham Hall to see the herds deer, and it turned out they were making a film there! I tried my best to get a picture with KeiraZippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-23130063296418226332007-10-26T19:06:00.000+00:002007-11-06T12:59:24.571+00:00Wedding of the year...Congratulations to James and Caroline who got married last weekend! I'm so glad I managed to make it, after being "tied-up" elsewhere all week and was very honoured when the Groom decided to promote me to chief usher. Apparently the previous employee hadn't been doing too well!So a good time was had by all, and I drank far too much champagne, check out the pictures below, or view more on my Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-37410949188821462502007-10-26T16:20:00.000+00:002007-10-26T16:22:32.335+00:00Wear it Pink!So today was Wear it Pink day for Breast Cancer Research but not wanting to spoil my orangey complexion I stuck to wearing a wonderful pink wig and dying my moustache for the event.Hopefully we've raised lots of money, pics below...<!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><!-- End of Flickr Badge -->Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-31474469534447981022007-10-22T13:15:00.000+00:002007-10-29T08:25:30.311+00:00Palma Jolly with the ChemDig guysSo now I'm free of my captors I'll fill you all in on my happenings before the event. And we shall never talk about my ordeal again.As you know I went to Palma last week on the work jolly and we had a good time. The hotel was great and I spent a lot of time in the spa, relaxing and working out the knots that web development has given me! The beach was lovely and the sun was shining so much Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-37882037207303340462007-10-19T16:11:00.000+00:002007-10-26T16:15:02.323+00:00Zippy Free!Well, just in time to run off again, my dad is free!Zippy safely returned with David Coe to Chemistry Digital today, and has immediately left to go to James and Caroline's wedding which takes place tomorrow.When asked about his ordeal, Zippy remarked "I'd rather not speak about it, being tied to a chair is bad enough, but listening to those accents all day is torture!"Son of Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996152568856690577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-74054431006649826992007-10-13T16:09:00.000+00:002007-10-26T16:10:49.126+00:00Update: Zippy Kidnapping - RansomWell it took us all day but the guys at Chemistry Digital finally pulled through and made the Rainbow video...here it isNow send my dad back you evil b$%?$*@sSon of Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996152568856690577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-4476177144186072612007-10-13T09:00:00.000+00:002007-10-26T16:09:20.644+00:00Update: Zippy KidnappingAs the evil girls at Chemistry have kidnapped my father I feel it my duty to keep you all up-to-date on the latest...We have received a ransom demand in the form of an email from Mags Pietras (see below). The police believe that Mags is one of the lower level terrorists, but they don't know who the ring leader is yet.We are working on the acquiring the ransom as we speak.<!-- Start of Flickr Son of Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996152568856690577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-64568146395081435232007-10-12T15:18:00.001+00:002008-11-13T03:05:18.610+00:00HELP! I've been kidnapped!!!Hi KidsI'll make this short as I've managed to sneak onto a computer in the Chemistry offices in Fulham while my kidnappers conspire to get filthy rich off ransom money in the other room.As you might know I was off to Palma on the company away weekend with the lovely folks from Chemistry Digital...unfortunately Chemistry Fulham were also there, and some of them are clearly hardened Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-48080248647064289872007-10-03T16:22:00.000+00:002007-10-26T16:24:47.128+00:00Turkey with LaylaMy new facebook friend Layla decided to take me on holiday to Turkey last week and as you can see from my photos we had a great time!Unfortunately when I got back I found out that Facebook had closed my account down! :( I'll have to have a word with those Americans...<!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><!-- End of Flickr Badge -->Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-68959802440561305602007-09-20T08:39:00.001+00:002007-09-25T10:27:47.048+00:00Access Denied! :(I tried to log in to Facebook today but couldn't!I think somebody has gotten soooo jealous of my abundance of friends and love that they have reported me to the big wigs! I bet it was that George fella!But don't worry you can still read all about my life here on my blog and look through my photos on Flickr.Please sign my petition to reinstate my account by entering your name and email address Son of Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996152568856690577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-44602980423750160852007-09-17T15:02:00.000+00:002007-09-17T15:51:43.393+00:00James' Stag DoMe Dad's on holiday in Turkey, but to keep you all entertained he asked me to post this blog post he wrote before he left:...Last weekend I went on James Hayward's stag do and had a great time! (Well most of it anyway). James is one of those odd people who likes Cricket so we started on Friday night by going to see Derbyshire get thrash by some old guys with zimmer frames. Unfortunately nobody Son of Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996152568856690577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-51135237124144630452007-09-11T16:32:00.000+00:002007-09-11T16:36:55.196+00:00Oooh new pool tableMy Dad will be gutted! While he's swanning off with his new friends, Chemistry Digital has bought a pool table! So now we can spend all our dinner hours potting reds and sinking yellows.Just have to make sure I don't get hit, those balls are huuuuge!<!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><!-- End of Flickr Badge -->Son of Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996152568856690577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-43604808431065230652007-09-10T09:16:00.001+00:002007-09-10T09:16:54.747+00:00Back from Austria off to TurkeyWell my Dad's jetsetting again so it's up to me to keep all his internet stuff up-to-date! :)The old man just got back from his trip to Austria with KarenH, before jumping straight in the post to Doncaster to go on holiday with Layla (his new internet friend!).He stayed in Mayrhofen in Austria and managed to visit Salzburg and the Mirabel Gardens. Apparently part of "The Sound of Music" was Son of Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996152568856690577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-79715088997589015352007-09-10T08:48:00.000+00:002007-09-17T15:51:55.579+00:00Layla's party!So, as I said, my Dad jumped in the post to go on holiday with his new internet friend, Layla and he arrived just in time for the party she was throwing...Here are some photos from the party...<!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><!-- End of Flickr Badge -->Layla is my friend on Facebook, why not add me as your friend?Son of Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996152568856690577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-14920556336253532652007-08-13T11:10:00.000+00:002007-09-10T09:03:51.621+00:00Robin Hood, Robin Hood riding through the glen...So Friday night was the Chemistry Digital Awards night and what I night we had...After having a few beers at Work (lemonade for me) we went off to the Salutation Inn in Nottingham for some real ale and sambuca! Again, I had lemonade :(Then to all of our surprise we crossed the road to visit The Tales of Robin Hood where we dressed up as Knights, Ladies, Jesters and Wenches and enjoyed a medievalZippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-61987100888848405552007-08-07T08:35:00.000+00:002007-08-07T13:49:19.969+00:00Sunny Mallorca, here I come!I'm off to sunny Mallorca in October for the Chemistry company away weekend!David Coe, MD of Chemistry Digital and personal friend of mine, is taking me on the pre-holiday golf tour with the rest of the big wigs, and then we'll meet everybody else for sun, sea and Sangria.I'll have some lovely photos to share with you all when I get back, but for now take a look at the Hotel Nixe Palace (below) Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-7067712963841533462007-08-06T14:09:00.000+00:002007-09-10T09:04:13.793+00:00Isle of Wight, Blackpool and the evil Croc!Well I'm back from my trip to the Isle of Wight with James and Alison. We stayed near Ventnor on the south coast and the weather was great!On one of the days, I'm too dazed to remember which one, we went to Blackgang Chine where I discovered a wild Crocodile. I had to wrestle it to save the kids, but I think he came off better than I did. Needless to say I had a sore head in the morning...ThenZippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-5120180289738888402007-07-31T15:40:00.000+00:002008-11-13T03:05:18.830+00:00Chemistry Digital Awards 2007Well soon it's the Chemistry Digital Awards night for all my Nottingham friends and this year the location is a secret, so I'll keep you posted when I find out where it is and what happens on the night.For now though if you're one of our lovely customers and wish to vote from our list of exceptional work then visit the Chemistry Digital Website and follow the easy instructions...I hope it's as Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-40809743555144181192007-07-30T14:47:00.000+00:002007-07-30T14:58:29.671+00:00Graffiti competition winnersCongratulations to Chris Bailey from Nottingham who won my Facebook Graffiti competition!Runner's up prizes went to James Moss and Ami Lovelock.Click below to see a nice picture of my son and the lucky winner.Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-52185968077089735072007-07-19T13:42:00.000+00:002007-09-10T09:04:36.939+00:00Barcelona, Bloc Party and Bikini BabesSo I'm back from my latest trip. This time I've been to sunny Spain. I fell in love with Paella and Tapas, but more importantly I fell in love with my new favourite band....Bloc Party. I even touched Kele Okereke's arm as he came into the crowd (so to speak!).The Summercase Festival was huge, and I got to see loads of cool artists like Arcade Fire, Lily Allen, The Flaming Lips, The Editors andZippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-55304814850448477332007-07-09T13:38:00.000+00:002008-11-13T03:05:19.066+00:00I have forgiven Son of ZippyI have decided to forgive Son of Zippy.After I told him off earlier he showed me how hard he had been working finding me new Facebook friends, running a drawing competition, and updating my Flickr Account and Blog!Check out what he's been up to:My Flickr Account | My Flickr Photo Map | My Facebook ProfileHe's also been working with Mat and Mark to build the Chemistry Digital Awards pages and a Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-37215204784818233182007-07-09T11:49:00.000+00:002007-09-10T09:06:25.931+00:00Canada, and my naughty son!Hi guys! I'm back from my trip to Canada with Karen and Andy. Wow! What a long plane journey it was too. But I was happy, because I had my walkman and the Fratellis album!So I'll tell you a little bit about my trip, but first I've got to apologise for my sons behaviour! Since I've been away he has been a bit naughty and went to Glastonbury and got drunk at Mark and Marie's wedding, no doubt Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030086128629156123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-37934070128727311532007-07-02T11:54:00.001+00:002007-07-24T16:26:02.726+00:00Son of Zippy goes to GlastonburyWell being as my Dad's in Canada he had no choice but to let me go to Glastonbury and I had a great time! (The girls were just loving the orange man!)It was so muddy I could've drowned, but Vicky and the girls really looked after me and helped me enjoy loads of massive artists like Arctic Monkeys, Killers, Kasabian, Shirley Bassey, the Magic Numbers, Just Jack, Bloc Party and my favourite, the Son of Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996152568856690577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840579762830786417.post-71661630905414758112007-06-26T08:51:00.001+00:002008-11-13T03:05:19.164+00:00Zippy Picture CompetitionI'm running a competition on Facebook for the person who can draw the best Graffiti picture of my dad, Zippy.To enter just go to http://apps.facebook.com/graffitiwall/draw.php?to_id=637422521 and draw away.The winner will receive a signed photography of Zippy, so happy drawing!Here's one I made earlier...Son of Zippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996152568856690577noreply@blogger.com0